Sights in Region South-Central

The monastery "St. Nicholas" (also known as Kalugerovo Monastery) is located in the outskirts of the Sredna gora mountain, on the banks of the River Topolnitsa, about 2 km from the village of Kalugerovo.It is assumed that the monastery existed even during the Crusades (XI-XIII century). In 1419 it...

The Clock Tower in Rakitovo was built in 1872 with donations from two local residents - Veli Haji Musa Efendi and his son - Hafiz Hussein Effendi. It was built on Brdo hill, close to the eastern part of the town.The tower is made of wood and stone and has an octagonal shape with a conical roof,...

This memorial plaque is in honor of the Bulgarian border guard Vergil Borisov Vaklinov and his dog Vihar that in 1953. were killed in the region during performing duties in security and defense of the state border of Bulgaria.The memorial was erected near the Roman bridge in the area of Dospat go...

The remains of the fortress "Kavursko kale" are located 4km away from town of Devin. The fortress was situated on a high rock,  naturally protected on three sides by cliffs. The fortress has amazing views to the region and the river below.It is assumed that the fortress was constructed in the VI-X ...

In the locality of "Dzhenevra", 12 km. north of the village of Borino and west of the town of Devin, is located the Roman bridge "Kemera" (also called "Kemerov bridge" or "The arch bridge"). The bridge arc  is a perfect semicircle, hence its name - Kemerov, ...

In village of Novo selo (Plovdiv region) began the construction of an interesting museum called "Museum of the world - from the Creation to the present day". It is an open air museum located on the rugged mountains above the village, at an area of 10 acres.Currently (XII 2014) most of the sets and...

The Historical Museum of Klisura is housed in a building named "Community Center - memorial museum" built on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the April Uprising. This building is the result of one of the largest charity works after the liberation, as it collected funds for 30 years. The...

The Regional Archaeological Museum of Plovdiv (RAM - Plovdiv) is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Bulgaria. It is officially opened in 1882, and its development goes from simple archaeological and numismatic office to the separate Archaeological Museum (in 1920).The museum has one of the...

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Plovdiv and the Japanese city of Okayama, in the city park "King Simeon's Garden" was erected a statue composition of the Japanese folk hero Momotaro. It is a combination of human figure and walking to his dog and monkey....

St. George School is the first built as planned school building in Asenovgrad. It was constructed just before the Liberation. Nowadays it works as a museum. After its restoration in year of 2000, there are two exhibition halls on the first floor and four large rooms on the second. In one of the r...